Umpire died of Cricket ball!

Nov 30, 2014

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Unfortunate incidents were happening in world cricket.It was just few days ago we witnessed a fatal death of Australian cricketer Philip Hughes after he was hit by a bouncer.Now one more such incident happened and this time the victim was an umpire.An umpire has died after being struck by a cricket ball while refereeing a match.

The 55-year-old man, named as Hillel Oscar, was hit in the head while overseeing the game in the coastal city of Ashdod, Israel, this afternoon.He was knocked unconscious and although he was treated immediately he had stopped breathing. He was rushed to taken to Ashkelon's Barzilai Hospital but doctors could not save his life.

A police investigation into his death is now under way.Awasker, 55, was a former captain of the Israel team, and had represented Israel in five ICC trophies since 1982.